La verdadera ciencia ensena, por encima de todo, a dudar y a ser ignorante.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True science teaches us to doubt and accept ignorance above all else.
- In plain terms
- Science teaches us to question and admit what we do not know.
- What can you take from it?
- The goal of science is to foster doubt and humility.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is doubt the heart of science?
- How does science change how we see the world?
Another view
It ignores that science also aims to build positive knowledge not just doubt.
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